PC Hardware looks at the the MSI K7D Master in a 2U chassis

PC Hardware have popped up a small article on an MSI K7D Master being squeezed into a nice 2U case. Benchmarks are a little thin on the ground but that's OK. I'm sure you have seen plenty already. It's the case and the comments they make about it that are more interesting.

The enclosure is black, I prefer black for network cases because light colors are somehow harder to maintain in best looking shape. For a personal computer a light color is ok, but for network equipment and industrial computers black looks better.

Umm, right. I don't think many people really care what a rackmount case looks like.

Unfortunately it was impossible to use a RAID controller due to a small incompatibility between the enclosure back panel and the motherboard..... The back panel is designed for motherboards with six PCI slots and one AGP which have the first slot (AGP or PCI) closer to the CPU socket. The solution to this problem is to order another back panel from CI Design.

Now there's some useful information. It's those little things that make the article worth a peek. The page is right here.

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